Indonesian Sayur Asem (Tamarind Vegetable Soup)

Name: Indonesian Sayur Asem (Tamarind Vegetable Soup)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1.5 litres water; 150 g tamarind pulp; 4 long beans (cut into 5cm lengths); 150 g young jackfruit (cut into chunks); 2 sweetcorn cobs (each cut into 3 pieces); 100 g melinjo leaves (or spinach as substitute); 50 g melinjo nuts (optional); 1 medium chayote (peeled and cut into chunks); 3 red chillies (left whole); 5 shallots; 3 garlic cloves; 2 candlenuts; 2 cm galangal (peeled); 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp palm sugar

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:40min

Sayur Asem is a tangy Sundanese tamarind vegetable soup featuring young jackfruit sweetcorn long beans and chayote creating a refreshing earthy dish perfect with steamed rice

Updated at: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:57:51 GMT